Rail tie and fastener.



W. H. THOMAS & R. G. THOMPSON.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION rum JAN.9,1911.

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UNITED sratrns PATENT OFFICE.

{wrLLI AM HENRY THOMAS AND mcnann cHA Mnns THOMPSON, or MoCRORY,

' ARKANSAS.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

Application flledlanuary 9, 1911. Serial No. 601,691.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, VVILLIAM I'IENRY THQMAS- and RICHARD CHALMERS THOMP- -SON, citizens of the United States, residing :5 at McCrory, in the countyof lVoodrufi' and State of Arkansas, have invented certain jnew and useful Improvements in Rail Ties "and. Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the ac- FIO eliminated. 1 0

A further object of our invention resides in, the provision of a novel form of metallic railtie whereby liabilit of the'tie and rails which are supported t ereby sliding upon the bed or foundation is obviated.

WVith the above and other objects in view,

.of construction, combination and arrange ment of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, andvillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Wll1Cl1- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rail tie .with the rails arranged thereon, one end of said .tie .being shown in section to more clearlyjllustrate our improved clamp; Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a top plan view; and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamp- Referring in detail to the drawing 5 designates the rail supporting tie which is constructed from a heavy steel plate bent upon itself adjacentto each end as indicated at 6. "In placing thetie in position the intermediate portion thereof is disposed upper- 4 most, the bent end portions being positioned beneath the surface of the ground and having their extremities flanged as indicated at 7 to be securely embedded in the soil, cement or other ballasting material and ef- 0 fectually preventing any longitudinal move I ent of the tie. The tie is also adapted to used upon trestles and the like, the flanged extremity 7 thereof engaging over stringers or other portions of the frame work, The body of the tie is longitudinally" recesses 13 1n the base flange. j

I From the foregoing 1t is thought that the, construction and operation of ourimproved;

slotted at each end as indicated at 8 and upon the ends of the tie the base boards 9 are arranged upon which the rails directly base flange of the rail R as will be'noted from reference to Fi 1. Through these end portions of the sl ots the fastening devices which will now be described are disposed.

The fasteners each comprise a heavy steel bar having a vertical central body portion 11 and the laterally extending end portions 12 and 12. These end-portlons extend in opposite directions, and the portion 12 has its end downwardly curved for engagement upon the base flange ,of the rail. The rail flange is provided with a shallow recess 13 to receive the extremity of the fastener. The other end of the fastener which extends in the opposite direction to the portion 12 has formed' thereon a threaded bolt 14 which is adapted to be projected through alined openings 15 and 16 respectively in the tie plate 5 and the base board 9. The laterally extending portion 12' of the fastener which is disposed beneath the tie plate and beyond the end of the slot therein also extends ,in the opposite direction beyond the vertical portion 11 of the fastener and into the slots 8 and, 10 to enga e with the under side of the base flan e 0 the rail. Upon the upper end of the body portion 11 of the fastener and on the opposite faces thereof, lugs 17 are formed for engagement upon the upper surface of the base board 9. Nuts 18 are threaded upon the upper ends of the bolt 14 and when adjusted t gagement with the base board, the ends of the lateral portions 12 of the fasteners are drawn downwardly into clamping engagement upon the base flange of the rail. It

will be observed that there is a slightspace between the lon itudinal edges of the base flange of the rail and the body portions of the rail fasteners. This space 1s provided so that the rail may be easily and quickly released by unscrewing the nuts 18 and lifting the upper portions of the fasteners so as to disen age the ends thereof from the rail fastener will be readily understood. The 'rail may be easily and quickly clamped in position and securely held against longi tudinal or transverse movement. The peculiar construction of the supporting tie will also effectually obviate any bodily movement .of the supporting tie upon its bed. The

rails will thus be at all times securely retamed in position and prevented from spreading, whereby all danger of wrecks is to a large degree eliminated. The device may also be constructed at a comparatively small cost, is extremely durable in use and ,h'ighly eflicient in practical operation.

' vcomprising a body having laterally extending arms,'one of said arms extending beneath the tie and having abolt formed thereon, said tie being provided with an openmg to recelve the bolt, the other ofsaid arms extending over the base flange of the rail in spaced relation thereto, said base flange being provided with a recess in which the extremity of said arm engages, the bolt on the other of said arms being threaded to receive a suitable fastening nut to clampthe fastening device upon the tie and rail.

2. The combination with a tie and railarranged thereon, said tiehaving a longitudinal slot,'of a fastening device comprising a body portion disposed through said slot,

each endof said body portion having a laterally extending arm formed thereon,

one of said arms engaging with the base flange of the rail, a projection formed on the body portion extending under the rail flange, a threaded boltformed on the other of said arms adapted to extend through the gel, and a clamping nut threaded on said .0 t.

arranged thereon, said tie having a slot therein, of a fas'tenercomprising a .body portion disposed through said slot, a lateral arm formed on each end of said body portions, said arms extending in opposite direc- 3. The combination with a tie and rail tions, the base flange of the rail having a recess therein to receive the extremity o one of the arms, a. projection formed upon the lower end of said body portion extending beneath the base flange of the rail, a bolt formed on the extremity of the other lateral arm to extend through the tie, andv a clamping nut threaded on said bolt.

4. The combination with a tie and rail arranged thereon, said tie having -a slot therein, of a fastener comprising a body portion disposed through said slot, a laterally extendingarnr formed on each end of the body portion, a lug formed upon each face of the body portion at its upper end to engage on the outer surface of the tie, a projection'formed on the lower end of the body portion extending beneath the base flange of the rail, said flange having a recess in its upper surface to receive the extremity of the arm on the upper end'of the body portion of the fastener, a bolt formed on the extremity of the other arm' adapted to ex tend through the rail tie, and a clamping nut threaded on said bolt.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in the presence'of. two wit-' nesses.

WILLIAM HENRY THOMAS.- RICHARD CHAIIMERS THOMPSON.

WVitnesses:

J. G. PULLEY, ELMA IEDER. 

